31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 11 Oct 2025 in Chennai, India. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Carlomagno Oblitas (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2379).
Apoorv Kamble (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2365) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales (6.0) and Nandish V S (5.5). Kamble won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nandish V S (FM, 2251) beat Carlomagno Oblitas (IM, 2379), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Apoorv Kamble led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Apoorv Kamble never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Apoorv Kamble opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Apoorv Kamble drew with IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳IMApoorv Kamble | 2365 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +31.0 | 2516 |
| 2 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2206 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +43.2 | 2386 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMNandish V S | 2251 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +37.1 | 2336 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳CMSarveshwaran V | 2290 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +1.2 | 2295 |
| 8 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2321 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | -13.9 | 2205 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Surendran N | 2158 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | +16.2 | 2223 |
| 5 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2379 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -21.1 | 2199 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳WIMMrudul Dehankar | 2244 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -7.0 | 2214 |
| 9 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2185 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 12.50 | 42.5 | -10.7 | 2097 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Manigandan, S S | 2156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.50 | 42.5 | -13.8 | 2100 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL+43.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Nandish V SFMIND+37.15.5 pts · #3
- 3Apoorv KambleIMIND+31.07.5 pts · #1
- 1Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER-21.14.0 pts · #5
- 2Podolchenko, EvgeniyGMBLR-13.94.0 pts · #8
- 3Manigandan, S SIND-13.82.5 pts · #10
- R6+128 Elo gap